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Ensure separate toilets for transgenders, disabled, orders SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said availability of public toilets is an important duty of the state governments and Union territories and steps need to be taken to ensure that such facilities are......

HC directs Bengal to ensure 1% quota for transgenders in public job

The Calcutta high court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one percent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. IMAGE: Transgenders show their......

Congress suspends Kerala MLA accused of sexual misconduct

Congress leader and Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations, was suspended from the primary membership of the party on Monday, KPCC President Sunny Joseph......

Suspended Kerala Cong MLA defies party, attends assembly

In his first public appearance post suspension from the party, Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil attended the Kerala Assembly session on Monday, but claimed his action was not in defiance against the......

Kinnar akhara opens doors for transgenders to Kumbh Mela

Having faced stiff resistance when they tried to register an 'akhara' for transgender persons 10 years ago, the tent of their sect at the ongoing Maha Kumbh is now flooded with pilgrims queuing up......

Will Oppn derail GST-related Bills in Parliament?

Enthused by the consensus in reaching four-tiered GST tax structure, particularly the unanimity achieved with Congress-ruled states, senior government sources were confident that the Central GST......

'I'm Grateful I'm Indian'

'Thankfully, as Indians, we have a long history of trans people in our culture, in our religions, in our mythology.''It's not a fad which has suddenly come into existence, the way that a lot of......

'Preity Was Natural, Vulnerable'

'My mantra on set to actors has always been, 'Feel... feel'.''And Preity would say, 'Feeling... feeling'.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram She's pretty, she's chatty and she......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

'It's time we handed over the reins to women'

'I would want all positions of power, be it that of the prime minister, chief minister or any other important post, to be handed over to women now.''Men have tried all these years, bas kharab hi......

'Today's heroes do anything they want'

'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.''Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.''Now we have got bigger scope.'......

PIX: Spain's first transgender football team

IMAGE: P.R. Sant Feliu Llobregat C - Fenix (Spain's first federated transgender soccer team to achieve federated status) captain Luck Ibanez speaks to his players before their first official......

Olympic champ Khelif fights back

IMAGE: Imane Khelif, who has always competed as a woman, was banned by the IBA from the 2023 world championships after a sex chromosome test that the IBA said rendered her ineligible. Photograph:......

World Cup: What is the OneLove armband, why did FIFA ban it?

Here is what you need to know about the 'OneLove' armbands that the captains of seven European teams were planning to wear at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar: WHAT DOES THE 'ONELOVE' ARMBAND......

Kiss scandal: Spain's World Cup winners on strike!

IMAGE: All 23 of the World cup-winning squad including Jenni Hermoso, as well as 32 other squad members, said they would not play internationals while Luis Rubiales remains head of the Royal......

WC: Germany captain Neuer to defy FIFA

IMAGE: Germany's Manuel Neuer is ready and willing to buck FIFA's armband diktat. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Denmark's and Germany's team captains will wear One Love armbands......